India, March 27 -- Kerala-based space startup HEX20 has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its first satellite, Nila. The satellite was launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 mission on 15 March, 2025, at 12:13 PM IST, with successful separation from the launch vehicle occurring less than an hour later at 1:07 PM IST.

The space mission component controller Nila derives its name from the state's longest river. The satellite contains Release Actuators that HEX20 purchased from German company Decubed to accomplish its mission to build international partnerships.

The start-up company HEX20 launched from Technopark Thiruvananthapuram in 2023 after its establishment in 2020 by five engineers, including Lloyd Jacob...